Overview
- Bryan shared the news on Instagram on Jan. 12, pairing the tribute with a note honoring the Grateful Dead co-founder.
- He wrote that the present was Weir’s telecaster from “all his days on the road,” calling the guitarist a legend who “rocked.”
- Weir’s death at 78 was announced Jan. 10 in an official statement that said he transitioned peacefully and succumbed to underlying lung issues after beating cancer.
- The statement noted a July diagnosis and highlighted his return weeks later for a three-night, 60-year celebration at Golden Gate Park.
- Bryan and Samantha Leonard married privately in San Sebastián, Spain, on Dec. 31, as he also announced an acoustic version of With Heaven on Top and said the release timing compelled the post.